The May board meeting has been moved from Wednesday night to Saturday morning (after the pancake breakfast) on May 5th.

• Young Eagles Event on Saturday May 12
• Member Meeting on Wednesday, May 16 (Hangar)
• Pancake Breakfast at Gazebo Area in support of LRAA display day on Saturday, May 19th
• Update from Rubin on hangar work (looks great so far!)
• Update, if any, from Rubin on chapter logo and T-shirts/caps
• Update from Erika on library plans
• Update, if any, from Erika on Leadership and Development Program
• Update, if any, from John on sign development
• Update, if any, from Tom on cooking team
• Strategic Planning initiative

As much as this seems to be, we will try and move through it quickly and get on with Saturday.

Busy few weeks in early May for the chapter, then things quiet down a bit for awhile.

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Topic: A Rusty Pilots Seminar
On Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Lincoln Skyways Flight School / Lincoln Regional Airport
1480 Flightline Dr.
Lincoln, CA 95648

Select Number:
EA2782617

Description:
Once a pilot, always a pilot…But, if you’re feeling a little Rusty…

You might be like more than 500,000 other pilots (that’s right, half a million), who have taken a break from flying. The good news is that getting back to flying is easier than you think. So, what does it take to get back in the air?

Some flight and ground instruction
No FAA checkride or test
You may not even need a medical

Join us for a fun, interactive seminar that will give you all the information you need to get current again. As a seminar participant, you’ll get 3 hours of ground instruction toward completing your flight review, valuable take-home materials, and handouts so you can review what you’ve learned. We’ll help you brush up on your aviation knowledge and understand what’s changed since you last took the controls.

Register for this Rusty Pilots seminar Now!

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

We’re shooting for Wednesday evening, 04/25 to install the shelving.

Let Erika know if you can help tomorrow.

Ron Wright was kind enough to let Rubin use his shop and equipment to cut all the shelving material and cross members, so we are set to install everything at the hangar.

Rubin plans on being at the hangar by 18:00.

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The City is sending out the attached message to the Port-a-Port owners in Rows J and H. The letter provides notice of two Open Houses that will be held on May 10th to discuss the issuance of new ground leases for Rows J and H.

Topic: VMC & IMC topics are taken from real life events & discused to aid the decision making process for pilots.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 19:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
EAA Chapter 512 Quonset Hangar
3483 Airport Road
Placerville, CA 95667

Select Number:
WP2582656

Description:
This is an audiece participation event. After a brief Audio / Video presentation we ask “What would you do”? Every one is encouraged to join in the discussion.

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

Because spring has come, we are returning to our EAA Hangar for our Monthly Member Meetings.

On Wednesday, April 18, we will start at 18:00 with a BBQ Dinner. The $6 meal includes all the normal stuff plus water and soda and coffee. At about 18:45 we will have short business meeting to cover a few items that should be of interest to the members. At about 19:00 we are going to do a bit of brainstorming about our new Learning and Development Program, a session that will led by Erika Wallin who is the board member running this new initiative.

Then, at about 19:30, Randy Sharp will present on The Flying Samaritans and his experiences flying with the volunteer group that supports medical clinics in Mexico. Randy will speak about the organization and his volunteer flights south of the border.

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Topic: This is a Mountain Flying Seminar. This event will review various aspects and challenges of flying in montaineous terrain.
On Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Lincoln Regional Airport
Flightline Dr
Lincoln, CA 95648

Select Number:
WP2582465

Description:
During this 1-hr seminar, the following items will be discussed:

• Weather and Planning
• Aircraft Performance
• Airspeeds and Altitudes
• Terrain considerations
• Takeoff, en-route and landing
• Emergencies
• Survival
• DOs and DON’Ts
• Q&A

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

After much success moving things, we painted about a third of the floor of the hangar. We’re going to spend a few hours on Tuesday night, starting at 17:30, rearranging everything for the membership meeting on Wednesday – all help welcome!

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All are invited to the EAA Chapter 1541 open house on Saturday, April 28, beginning at 9:00 am. The featured part of the day will be a 12:00 presentation by local aerobatic pilot, writer, and speaker Beth Stanton.

After earning her private pilot certificate in 2011, Beth Stanton sought unusual attitude training to conquer her fear of spins and inadvertently discovered the thrill of competition aerobatics. Now a competition aerobatic pilot, she has flown in dozens of aerobatic contests flying a Super Decathlon, Pitts S-2B and Lazer 230.

She is past president and director of the Northern California Chapter 38 of the International Aerobatic Club and was the 2014 U.S. Western Regional, Southwest Regional and California State Sportsman champion, and the 2017 third place U.S. Western Regional Intermediate Champion.

Beth is the author of feature articles and columns for EAA publications. She has conducted FAAST safety seminars promoting unusual attitude and spin recovery training and has spoken to organizations around the country including high schools, women’s associations, civic organizations, Women in Aviation National Conference and Sun N Fun. She has served as a panelist and mentor for high school girls at Women of Aviation Week events at venues in the San Francisco Bay area.

Beth will present a program entitled “Cleared for Takeoff, YOU are the Pilot of Your Life.”

Besides Beth’s program, we will have several light airplanes displayed for inspection, including one under construction by a chapter member,. We’ll also have a few “hands-on” activities for fun. Pilots and other aviation enthusiasts will be available for discussions on what goes on at the airport, what our EAA chapter is all about, or just anything about airplanes and flying.

We will offer a BBQ lunch at 11:00 ($6.00 covers the cost and all the fixin’s) and then stick around for Beth’s presentation at 12:00. Should be a fun day.

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